Robert Winters, Shenick’s chief marketing officer, said the cash would fund a sales and marketing drive in its biggest overseas markets. “Our key markets are in Asia but we’re targeting customers in Europe and North America,” he said.

Shenick was founded in 2000 by Alan Robinson, its chief executive, Kevin Glavin, its chief technology officer, and Winters.

The company provides telecom equipment makers and service providers with software and hardware that tests their technology for glitches before being sold to customers.

The firm is targeting the growing metro ethernet market, which allows companies to connect far-flung branches through fibre optic lines that can deliver broadband-quality services.

Infonetics, the research firm, estimates that spending on equipment to provide metro ethernet will reach $2.9 billion worldwide this